New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-17
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FOUNDED DRY ORACE r E e L e 7.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST II. 1887.

FOUNDED HORACE GRE Ell E z.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST II. 1887.
The NEWS THIS MORNING.
FoREIGS.-Tbe news IN Lotdon - Primo g
Ferdinand and the Powers. - Agrarian crimes
in Ireland. - Mr. Drummer rakes his seat IN
Parliament. - Engineers strike on the Mexican
Central RAILWAY. 80 check raiser secures
S25, 900 from a Montreal bank and escapes
d MEsTIC.-The race of the New-York yachts for
the New port culs. Delegates to the United
Labor party assembling. = penlna of the
croouet tournament at Norwich. 60 Dickinson
College day at Ocean Grove - Condition OF
land grants IN Iowa - Discussions of the mis-
sionaries at Thousand Island Park - Deleg ties
to the Pennsylvania Republican Cow enton assem-
bling IN Harrisburg. - Senator Riddleberger
still in JAIL - Escape of a detauier from Kan
sas CITY, - Lawn tennis tournament at Bar
Harbor.
CITY AND SUBURBAv.-The Scottish yacht
Thistle arrived - Lawyer Dunn arrested for
stealing from thief. - The Science Assocla-
tion adjourned - mon fell 100 feet in the
Aqueduct, but was not killed. - mIser found
starving himself to death. - The Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows met. - Monmouth Park
won by Flageoletta. Fltz James, Eoan, Easter
Sunday and Bassanlo. - The aver of Lyons,
the "Whyo." exonerated. - A long career OF
hypocrisy exposed - Four people killed by
tram. - Iealons husband roughly handled
by his W fes trends - Cold value of he legal
tender silver dollar 41212 erains'-44 I'll Cd per
ounce-74. O6 cents. Stocks more active with APP
probation in values, closing steady at reactonary
figures.
THE WEATHER.-Indications for to-day: Fair,
with nearly stationary temperature and light north
eily to easterly breezes. Temperature Yesterday:
Lhghes, SO; lowest. 6So' average. 7440.
The danger of railway crossings at grade
was once more emphasized yesterday by the
killing of four persons near south Norwalk,
Conn. Such crossings and the practice Of
walking on the tracks are fruitful sources Of
loss Of life on our railroads. In thickly
settled regions it is time that the law put an
end to grade crossings but if permitted, gates
CT fagmen should always be provided.
A man who falls 60 feet down a shaft
and comes out comparatively unhurt may
safely be written down as phenomenal. The
youth who had this experience in an aqueduct
Shaft yesterday is blessed with the namo Of
Gain. He is certainly lucky In his rapid
descent he was cool enough to grasp a. rope,
and so materially sOftened bis sudden stopping
at the bottom. The next time he may not
find rope conveniently near
The slayer of ''Dan' Lyons of ''WhyO'
notOriety, has been justified by the Coroner's
jury. TO get rid of the gangs by killing them
off is not plan TO be commended, but their
ranks are being slowly reduced In this way.
The Dry Dock Gang and the Whyos'
have each thus lost more or less efficient
members recently If the police did their
duty, the oitragcs which these bodies OF
ruilianly and brutal young men commit would
soon cease to be blot upon the city.
IL is an extraordinary story which tho
former paying teller of the Manhattan Bank
tells concerning the robbery which he com
mitted On his affidavit the lawyer-broker
whose advice he says he followed in plum
dcring the bank finds himself prisoner in
Ludlow Street Jail Of course SCOTS state
nents need coirob oration, but the case as no
presents it makes it look extremely bad for
Dunn.
Clearly there is no ground for the charge of
undue haste in the matter Of building the
armorcd ships authorized by Congress moro
than twelve months ago. A design for one
OF them has been accepted, but the board
appointed to consider it will not be ready TO
report before the end OF September. When
actual work will be begun Is a question no
body can answer. If such deliberate progress
was designed solely to achieve better results
It could be borne with patience.
II all Of the nearly 500 delegates and al
tcrnates to the State Convention of tho
United Labor party are in Syracuse to-day the
convention hall will contain an imposing body !
OF labor representatives. In spite Of the |
efforts of Democratic managers to prevent
tbe nomination of State ticket, the senti-
ment of the leaders of the Labor party is
unanimously in favor of making nominations.
Nothing in the wayofa slate, however, seems |
as yet to have been agreed upon. The prin-
cipal fight in the convention will probably be |
over admitting Socialist delegates
IL cannot be said of the Science Associa-
ton that it kept the best wine till the last |
still, the programme for the closing sessions
does not compare unfavorably with that of
previous days. From the popular point OF
view Professor James's address on manual
training in public schools leads the list in
interest The Arguments in favor of such
training he put forcibly. Yam Phon Lees